Mervyn Taylor
| Mervyn Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Equality and Law Reform | |
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In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Department merged with Department of Justice |
| Minister for Equality and Law Reform | |
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In office 21 January 1993 – 17 November 1994 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
| Minister for Labour | |
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In office 12 January 1993 – 21 January 1993 |
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| Taoiseach | Albert Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Brian Cowen |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Department subsumed into Department of Enterprise and Employment |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1981 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 December 1931 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Taylor |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Religion | Judaism |
Mervyn Taylor (born 1 December 1931) is an Irish former solicitor, Labour Party politician and government minister.
He was born to a Jewish family in Dublin. He was educated at Zion School, Wesley College and at Trinity College, Dublin where he qualified as a solicitor.
He worked for Herman Good Solicitors, alongside Herman Good and future district judge Hubert Wine. Good's involvement in the Labour Party was instrumental in Taylor getting involved in politics. Taylor later established his own firm of Taylor and Buchalter Solicitors with the late Don Buchalter, and practised as a solicitor for over 50 years before retiring from active practice in his 70s. He continued as a consultant to the firm of Taylor and Buchalter Solicitors for most of his 70s.
Taylor was elected to Dublin County Council in the 1970s, and to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-West at the 1981 general election, on his third attempt. He then held the seat at every election until his retirement from politics in 1997.
He was Chairman of the Labour Party, and Labour chief whip, from 1981 to 1988. He was assistant government chief whip from 1981 to 1982, and again from 1982 to 1987. In 1993 he was appointed as Minister for Labour for a brief period, and then served as Minister for Equality and Law Reform during the two governments of 1993–94 and 1994–97.
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